Do private providers have higher dropout rates?
A common charge levelled against some new providers of higher education is that their students are more likely to drop out than those at traditional universities.
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House passes bill that allows higher ed institutions to offer more degrees
Missouri Southern State University will have the opportunity to offer more types of degrees if the bill passed Thursday in the House crosses the finish line.
Threat to University research
Trump administration says it can cut billions by scaling back reimbursement for overhead costs. University groups say that funding is essential to conducting research.
College apologises for ‘slut-shame’ prom posters about appropriate dresses
A US college has apologised for posting photos of what is and isn't appropriate to wear to its prom.
Science Collections vs. Track and Field
U Louisiana Monroe says it's getting rid of two major natural history collections to make way for a sports field. Outrage ensues.
Rider to sell nearly century-old Westminster Choir College
For Westminster Choir College, the music will live on -- but precisely where is still to be determined.
George Soros’ university in Hungary ‘is facing closure’
Students and staff at the Central European University (CEU) in Hungary are protesting against what they say are government plans to close it down
Standing With the Vulnerable
Liberal campus criticisms of the Trump administration and broader political environment are a dime a dozen. So a new denunciation of promised deportations and other rhetoric from faculty members at Christian and Catholic colleges stands out.
Stop binning negative results, researchers told
A new Europe-wide code of research conduct has ordered academics and journals to treat negative experimental results as being equally worthy of publication as positive ones.
House higher ed plan slashes funding for UCF, other schools
A House higher education plan released Monday would cut $164 million from state colleges and universities, including $5 million for the University of Central Florida that is part of a new program designed to help improve its ranking nationwide.
